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HANSARDMales Convicted under Joint Enterprise: Black and other Ethnic GroupsOn the hon. Lady’s first point, we are unable at this stage to give a firm timescale for that data because capturing data on joint enterprise will depend on the level of change…22 Nov 2022HANSARDImprisonment RatesI am grateful to the right hon. Lady, and she tempts me a little. I appreciate the point she makes but, as she will appreciate, the English and Welsh justice systems are one…22 Nov 2022HANSARDImprisonment RatesThe Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of people sentenced to immediate custody, along with other sentencing outcomes, in the criminal justice system…22 Nov 2022HANSARDMales Convicted under Joint Enterprise: Black and other Ethnic GroupsThank you very much, Mr Speaker—it is nice to be back in the Ministry of Justice after an absence of a little over three years. Data is collated on the ethnicity of defendants who…22 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to highlight that. I would find it difficult to articulate as eloquently as he did not only how horrific the original events were but…07 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesI am grateful to the hon. Member. He is kind to presume that I am as expert 11 days in as I was when I had held this brief for many years, but there is a fair amount that I have…07 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesI will answer briefly to avoid straying too far from the premise of the debate. Although I am no longer responsible for the female offender strategy, I will certainly ensure that…07 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesI will make a little progress, and then I will come to my hon. Friend. The Children Act 1989, as hon. Members will know, starts from the presumption that the child’s welfare—the…07 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesThe context for what I said was this: the presumption behind the strategy was that the best interests of the child should be taken into consideration. I am going down the rabbit…07 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesI begin by paying tribute to the right hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mark Tami) for his work, and to the Petitions Committee for securing the opportunity for us to debate this…07 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, who seeks to gently nudge me. When I held my former brief, working cross-party, I saw the lengths that people will go to in their attempts to…07 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesI entirely agree with the right hon. Gentleman’s point about the nature of coercive and controlling behaviour, and of domestic abuse and violence. As he says, we are dealing with…07 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthI have just set out where we are and what the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have said about the approach we are adopting. It is my firm belief, and the Chancellor’s firm…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthI will make some progress on the contributions made by hon. and right hon. Members. I will address the right hon. Gentleman’s contribution, and he may then want to come back to…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthI think I last stood at this Dispatch Box about three months ago, so it is a privilege to close this debate on behalf of the Government. I welcome the kind words from the shadow…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthI am very conscious that I have only about two minutes left and I would like to address the points made by a few other colleagues, including some on the right hon. Gentleman’s…19 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of the great privileges of the three years that I spent at the Department of Health and Social Care was seeing at first hand the amazing work of our NHS workforce; I put on…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That goes to the heart of transparency and openness to the consumer but also to those working in this context. My hon. Friend the Member for…15 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillI very much welcome the Bill from my hon. Friend the Member for Watford (Dean Russell). As you will know, Mr Deputy Speaker, he is nothing if not persistent once he has a cause to…15 Jul 2022HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillIt was a pleasure and a privilege to work with the hon. Lady on a number of issues during my stint in the Department of Health. That goes to the heart of what I said about how…15 Jul 2022